no sleep or rest; working day and night
hostility; animosity; enmity
serious look (on one's face); straight face
contract; compact; agreement
this occasion; at this time; now
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to make one's own; to take possession of
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
support; backing; patronage
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
fate; destiny; predestination
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
outside the country; abroad
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
maintenance; preservation; improvement
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
messenger; envoy; emissary
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)